Year: 2012

The Dirty Dozen ! Produce That Has The Most Pesticide

The Dirty Dozen ! Produce That Has The Most Pesticide

  Every year the “Environmental Working Group” brings out  two important  lists called the “Dirty Dozen  and the “Clean Fifteen”.  Foods having the most pesticides and foods having the least pesticide residue on them. Extremely useful information for people like me who don’t want to […]

Papaya Three Bean Salad Bursting With Antioxidants & Enzymes

Papaya Three Bean Salad Bursting With Antioxidants & Enzymes

  I made this salad for a potluck on Saturday and quickly grabbed some pictures before I packed it  “to go”!  The dominant ingredient is ripe luscious papaya.  Team  it with some beans, spring onion, cherry tomatoes, peppers, fresh mint, cilantro and you have a […]

Ginger Roasted Chicken With Red Wine Plum Sauce #SundaySupper

Ginger Roasted Chicken With Red Wine Plum Sauce #SundaySupper

  My Sunday Supper team has partnered with Schlossadler International Wines and we are all cooking dishes and pairing it one of their fabulous wines !   Fruity, dry wines from  The Wine Club by Schlossadler Wines. Some of us like myself  are cooking with wine too. I […]

High Protein Banana Oat Ricotta Muffins With Flaxseed

High Protein Banana Oat Ricotta Muffins With Flaxseed

  We had a lot of ripe bananas  bursting at their seams and at first I though about making  my healthy banana bread. The only problem I have  with banana bread is that  it tastes great out of the oven and for a day or […]

Edible Sunscreen ! Foods That May Protect You From Sunburn & Skin Cancer

Edible Sunscreen ! Foods That May Protect You From Sunburn & Skin Cancer

Sunscreen is not just to prevent sunburn. More importantly, it protects against skin cancer which is one of the common types of  cancer these days.  It only takes one severe sunburn to potentially double your child’s chances of getting melanoma later in life. My kids hated sunscreen […]

Chicken Kebab Wrap With Grilled Veggies & Tahini Sauce #SundaySupper

Chicken Kebab Wrap With Grilled Veggies & Tahini Sauce #SundaySupper

    My #SundaySupper team is working with Katie workman, author of “100 recipes every mom should have”   to bring you easy back to school recipes.  Katie’s book has fabulous ideas and you should check it out !!  She has some great suggestions for easy […]

Middle Eastern Chicken Kebabs with Curicumin Power

Middle Eastern Chicken Kebabs with Curicumin Power

We had these kebabs for dinner last night and they vanished. I actually made them since I was planning a recipe around them for a dinner and lunch box wrap with my #SundaySupper team for Sunday but  I had to literally grab 2 skewers for […]

Chunky Chicken Bean Spinach Soup Spiked With Coconut Oil

Chunky Chicken Bean Spinach Soup Spiked With Coconut Oil

    Soup is all year round food for me ! Give me a soup and salad and I can eat my way through the summer.  This  soup is a family favorite which I make  at least  once / week just because it’s so easy, […]

Benefits Of Green Drinks & The Ultimate Green  Smoothie

Benefits Of Green Drinks & The Ultimate Green Smoothie

Recently, I ‘ve found myself hooked to green drinks and seeing the amazing benefits I am getting,  it looks like I am hooked for life.  I make sure to have one green smoothie/day for breakfast and often another in the evening.  The nicest  thing about […]

Orange Mousse With Greek Yogurt #CookForJulia #SundaySupper

Orange Mousse With Greek Yogurt #CookForJulia #SundaySupper

My Sunday Supper team  along with the rest of the world  is joining with PBS to celebrate Julia Child’s  100 birthday !  August 15, she would have turned 100. We celebrate this legendary culinary queen by cooking her fabulous recipes !! I flipped through her recipes and […]